{"product_id":"signed-first-edition-the-memory-librarian-janelle-monae","title":"SIGNED FIRST EDITION: The Memory Librarian Janelle Monáe","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned by the author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK first edition, first impression\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe exciting, kaleidoscopic debut fiction collection from the beloved singer, rapper and actress Janelle Monáe, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Memory Librarian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores identity, technology, time and love through mesmeric tales set in the futuristic universe of her bestselling album Dirty Computer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Memory Librarian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e music, fashion, film and activist icon Janelle Monae returns to the Afrofuturistic world of her critically acclaimed album, Dirty Computer, to explore how different threads of liberation - queerness, race, gender plurality, love - become tangled in a totalitarian landscape... and to discover costs of unravelling them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhoever controls our memories controls the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanelle Monae and an incredible array of talented collaborating creators have written a collection of tales comprising the bold vision and powerful themes that have made Monae such a compelling and celebrated storyteller. Dirty Computer introduced a world in which thoughts - as a means of self-conception - could be controlled or erased by a select few. And whether human, A.I., or other, your life and sentience was dictated by those who'd convinced themselves they had the right to decide your fate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat was until Jane 57821 decided to remember and break free.\u003cbr\u003eExpanding from that mythos, these stories fully explore what it's like to live in such a totalitarian existence... and what it takes to get out of it. Building off the traditions of speculative writers such as Octavia Butler, Ted Chiang, Becky Chambers, and Nnedi Okorafor-and filled with the artistic genius and powerful themes that have made Monae a worldwide icon in the first place - The Memory Librarian serves readers tales grounded in the human trials of identity expression, technology, and love, but also reaching through to the worlds of memory and time within, and the stakes and power that exists there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeps Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51217949163859,"sku":"","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/1346\/5683\/files\/mEMORYLIBRARIAN.jpg?v=1750336075","url":"https:\/\/www.jaggedlittlequill.com\/products\/signed-first-edition-the-memory-librarian-janelle-monae","provider":"Jagged Little Quill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}